The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 26, 1948
Waning Gibbous
61.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 PM
1:32 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.5%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 317
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 256.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 281.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.09° / 1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.96° / -1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.75° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.